Environment ministry panel flouts rules to clear mining projec...

After rejecting a proposal last year, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) has recommended clearance of land for the controversial Kalu dam in...

The environment ministrys forest advisory committee (FAC) has almost become a clearing house for projects in once no zones for industrial activity - tiger and elephant corridors and dense forest areas, reports Chetan Chauhan.

New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has cleared 13 power projects involving investment worth Rs.33,000 crore rupees. These projects, include 10 transmission, one hydro and two thermal projects. The decision was taken ...

Worried by the urgency attached to building key infrastructure on India's border with China, an environment ministry panel has agreed to divert more than 200 hectares of forest land in Arunachal Pradesh for establishment of Indian Army's infantry ...

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has recommended State Government's proposal for establishment of National Wetland and Coastal Eco-system Research and Training Centre (NWCERT) in the Capital city to the Planning Commission. Chief ...

A scientist at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute has said the forests may soon earn Kenya millions of shillings when the carbon offset scheme begins. Researcher Chemuku Wekesa said the scheme will start once the development policies are set by ...

The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has reviewed the status of twenty projects with investment of Rs.1000 crore or more which were pending for different types of approvals and clearances with a view to expediting decisions on approvals and ...

NEW DELHI: Rejection of big-ticket mining proposals such as Vedanta has been a rare exception in the UPA's nine-year reign. The UPA has given clearance to cut a whopping six lakh hectares of forests — of these more than 2.5 lakh hectares were for ...

RexWhen you see the word "Amazon", what's the first thing that springs to mind the world's biggest forest, the longest river or the largest internet retailer and which do you consider most important-These questions have risen to the fore in an ...